Catamenial sack.



L. im( Go'o'mwuZ CATAMENIAL SACK.

APPLICATION lFILED CCY. l5. 19l4.

@Manned @ein 26, 19M.

:Louise nurseries@ eoonnou', ci" :new sono, n'. in` l l @Specificationof icttere l-Fetent.

y meenten oet.' ec, leise eminentesmacminer terreni. sereine.cosmic.'v 1y f hatten, .in the county and Ste-te of New "forli, have invented anevi7 and improved (iii Cetemenial Pieck, of which the following is ahill., clear, and exact description.

The object ci the invention 1s to provide s, new and improvedcutaineniel seek arranged to detachebly support a napkin and to .protectthe Wearei`s underwear against soiling.

ln order to accomplish the desired result use is made of e napkinsupport provided with means for detachebly supporting a isophie; a beltto which the ends of the said sup'icrt are detecbably secured5protecting flops extending outward from the sides of the said supportand'adapted to fit the legs oi the wearer, end retaining means at oneend of the said deps and adopted to be passed uround the wearers legs tobe attached to the other end of tbe said flaps.

A practical embodiment oi the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming e part oi' this specification, in whichsiiuiler characters of reference indiofite corresponding; parte in allthe views.

Figure l is e front perspective view of the ceteinenial seek 'esapplied; Fig. 2 is a rear perspective View of the same; Fig. 3 is aperspective view ci? the lmitaineniel sack; e is a pien view o thesupport end its deps in extended position; and Fig. 5 is an enlergedcross .section oiA the catemenial sack Witlifa napkin in positionthereon.

The support 'A is preferably formed oil e piece or strip of cotton,linen or like fabric materialj overlaid by a piece A of a moisl'ture-prooi material such as rubberized or impervious cloth, the saidpiece A being secured along its side edges by a binding A2enter'idii-1gi"alll around the support lire 'The piece il. terminates etits ends a distance -rom the rounded ofi' ends A3 of the support -A.,und the said ends il are fastened by se''ety pins or other fasteningdevices AB to tabs C depending frointhe front and rear of e suitablebelt D of elastic vor non-elastic material to. suit the convenience oithe wearer. ALoops E extend across the upper fece of the support A. atthe ends of the piece A and the vends of the loops are'festened in pieceet binding A. A folded napkin,' absorbent iced or other ebsorbing meansF .is edapted to be placed on top of the pieceiA of lthe support Ai, andthe ends ofthe said ebsorbing means l'are passed under the loops E tohold the ,seid absorbing means in'posig tion on the support A., asplainly indicated in Figsand 5.

"lo the sides eithe supporte` at the mid-'HL die. portionthereof aresecuredy protecting Aflaps G, G of rubberized or impervious clothandadapted to enga'g vthe legs of thewearer, as plainly shown in' vl and 2,to vprotect the underwear of the wearer from bein soiled. The flaps Gr,G are provided Wit suitable bindings G2. To the rear ends of the flapsGr, G are secured bands or straps H, l-l, preferably two for each flapand preler'abl made of en elastic material-' ,'lhe straps lll/9 H' :ireadapted to be passed-'around the legs of the wearer and the front endsof the said straps are adapted to be fastened to the front ends of theflaps Gr, G by the use of suitable fastening devices l such as buttonsend buttonlioles, or stud 'and socket niembers, as indicated in thedrawings. By the arrangement described the' protecting, flops G36/ areheld snugly against the legs of the wearer Without being uncomfortable,and when the flaps ore. in this position they properly protect thewearer-s underwear against beings,l soiled. ln order to insure a properfitting of the protecting lapsG, G around the legs the inner edges oftheends of the said flaps G, Gr ure curved outward end are detached fromthe support A, thus allowing" the said inner free edges ci' the ends ofthe flaps (l, G to lit the groin of the wearer :it the front and toextend over the sides of the buttocks at the rear without the leastdanger of binding or chafing.

lt will be noticed that in terminating th piece A a distance from theends A3 of the support A the said ends A are left soft and unobstructedfor convenient attachment oi the safety pins B. y

ln using the device, the wearer first puts on the belt andthen attaches4 the rear end of the support A to the rear tab C, after which thesupport A is passed between the legs to the front and attaehed to thefront tab C. The wearer next 'passes the straps H, H around the les,r atthe outside thereof and astens the free ends of the straps to the frontends of the protectixngF flaps G, Gr to hold the latter in protectin;position on the legs, shown in Figs. l and 2.

Having thus described my invention, l

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A catamenial sack,'comprising a support made of a fiat strip oftextile material overlaid by an impervious cloth, the ends of the stripbeing provided with means for detachably holding an absorbing means inposition on the support, a belt to which the ends of the said supportare detachably secured, protecting flaps of impervious cloth extendingfrom the sides of the said support at the middle thereof, the ends ofthe flaps being detached from the support and the said flaps beingadapted to fit the wearers legs, and means for holding the saidprotecting fiaps in position on the wearers legs.

2. A catamenial sack, comprising a band like support for an absorbingmeans, a belt having depending tabs at the front and rear and to whichthe ends of the said support are detaehably secured, protecting flapsextending froln the sides of the middle portion of the said support andadapted to fit the legs of the wearer, the said flaps having their endsIcurved outward and detached from the sides of the support, andfastening Straps attached tolthe ends of the said protecting flaps andadapted to pass around the wearer`s legs to hold the said flaps inposition on the legs.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nalne to this specification in thepresence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

LOUISE MARGARET GOODNOU. lVitnesses-z Tur-1o. G. HosTER, PHILIP D.RoLLHAUs.

